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excentrical carpel with a terminal style, the ovules inserted 
along the upper or inner angle of the cavity. Albumen 
usually scanty or none.’’—Bentham. 
Family PAPILIONACEH: Flowers irregular, petals usually 
five, overlapping, the upper one outside. Stamens 10, 
rarely fewer. Radicle curved, rarely straight. — 
If the stamens be free, the plant belongs either to 
Sophoreze or Podalyrieze. The former usually has a 
luxuriant habit with plurijugate leaves, the latter a 
dwarfed appearance with leaves either simple, trifolio- 
late, or wanting. 
If the stamens be united and the leaves simple, 
digitately 3—5 foliolate and stipulate, pinnately tri- 
foliate, verticillate, or absent, the tribe indicated is 
Genistez. In Australian Genistez the sheath enclos- 
ing the stamens is generally open along the upper side. 
With leaves pinnately 3—5 foliolate and stipulate, 
and diadelphous stamens, the tribe Trifolieze is sug- 
gested. 
Phaseolez possesses pinnately trifoliate leaves and 
stems. 
Galegez comprises non-twining herbs, tall trees, or 
woody climbers. Leaves pinnate, plurijugate. Upper 
stamen free, remainder in sheath. 
Hedysareze: Pod separates into one-seeded portions 
which do not split open. 
Dalbergiez are trees or woody climbers. Leaves 
pinnate, plurijugate, rarely simple. Stamens usually 
united or in two bundles each of five. Pod does not 
open. 
Family CSALPINIEZ: Flowers, irregular to nearly 
regular. Petals, 5 or fewer, overlapping, the upper 
one inside, not outside, as in Papilionacese. Stamens 
